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I listened to the audiobook, and I'm so glad I did. Aside from just loving Trevor Noah's voice, I especially loved when he spoke different languages--I definitely wouldn't have appreciated them as much on the written page. And, strangely, hearing his intonation was helpful in navigating the mix of comedy and tragedy throughout.
What a great memoir this is-- not a genre I visit too often, but this book was a treat. ...more
What a great memoir this is-- not a genre I visit too often, but this book was a treat. ...more
What a fantastic book. I don't know if Trevor Noah wrote it himself but it definitely reads in his voice. It's a roller coaster of a read. It has moments that were laugh-out-loud funny, heartbreaking, eye-opening, shocking, and educational. I like that he added in elements of historical facts to help set up the background of his stories and to educate overall. I knew the cultural differences were huge but man oh man! It reads like a great story and it's a bit heartbreaking to know it's his true
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I was into the parts that weren't about The Cheese Boys or a kid named Hitler. The part that had me laughing pretty hard was him trying to cover up his decision to shit into newspaper in his own house -- and how his mother came to believe a demon had left the turd.
Previously in the 2019 PopSugar Reading Challenge:
#1: A book with two female authors
#2: A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction)
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I was into the parts that weren't about The Cheese Boys or a kid named Hitler. The part that had me laughing pretty hard was him trying to cover up his decision to shit into newspaper in his own house -- and how his mother came to believe a demon had left the turd.
Previously in the 2019 PopSugar Reading Challenge:
#1: A book with two female authors
#2: A book written by a musician (fiction or nonfiction)
#3: Your f ...more
Mar 25, 2017
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When I told people I was reading this, I frequently heard, "yeah, but I don't really like his comedy."
This is NOT a comedy. Yeah, it's funny and there were moments when Trevor's mischievous antics had me laughing out loud, but this is a story about being mixed race during Apartheid.
This is a fantastic memoir, and everyone should read it. ...more
This is NOT a comedy. Yeah, it's funny and there were moments when Trevor's mischievous antics had me laughing out loud, but this is a story about being mixed race during Apartheid.
This is a fantastic memoir, and everyone should read it. ...more
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